Just 4 Qix: Warlords – By Michael Thomasson
Atari’s Warlords is considered one of the best competitive video game titles of all time. Warlords is a simple game that took Atari’s early games Quadrapong and Breakout and greatly improved upon them. By taking the multi-player paddle premise and spinning the concept...
Arcades: The Granddaddy of Social Multiplayer Fun – By Adam Pratt
Years before four-player split screen, online play and MMOs, gamers had a place they could visit to experience multiplayer video excitement for 2 players and beyond: the arcade. For this issue, I’m going to highlight various titles that made social gaming a “thing”...
PAC-MAN or PUCKMAN? Old School Games in Other Names
It’s common knowledge that Pac-Man was once known as PUCKMAN. It made sense, of course, as the titular character resembles a hockey puck, but the ‘U’ and ‘K’ had to go as some no-good kids were getting creative with a certain rhyming word. There is also some...
The Video Game Machine – The Game that Makes Games
We are excited to announce that anyone can make, play, and share a video game of their very own with The Video Game Machine™, a brand new sandbox game from Stardock Entertainment! “If you play games, odds are you’ve wanted to try making one too,”...
Turtle Power – By Shaun Jex
The Free Play Richardson arcade in North Texas sits in the middle of a non- descript strip mall. There is a Sherwin Williams and Bar flanking it, a noodle joint a few doors down, and a Taekwondo academy just beyond that. A neon sign with the words “retro arcade” is...Latest Magazine For Paid Subscribers
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